November 2, 2024

VIDEO: SPRING SOWINGS Sowing and planting into surface compost outside


No dig gardening, beds with compost on top, sowing carrots and planting lettuce, using a fleece cover
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27 thoughts on “VIDEO: SPRING SOWINGS Sowing and planting into surface compost outside

  1. Do you have a video showing the very beginner what to do? I just found you and would like to grow this spring. I'm in a zone 5 in the USA with roughly 135 growing days. I'd love to get a video telling all of us beginners exactly what to do and what not to.

    And side note, does the cardboard hinder the growth of the carrots? Isn't it hard for the plant roots of other plants to grow through?

  2. Do you know if the age of the seed affect whether it grows? I've been told it does but I can't understand why that would be. The seed is inert as it is and just waiting for the right environment. Thoughts?

  3. Thorn plants make great slug fence. So I’ve heard I am trying it out. I am inspired by you Charles and am using your methods to grow everything I can in New England.

  4. Was that just an optical illusion that you sowed a good 2" deep? Most people say the seed will not grow through with anything more then a cm. Always learning!

  5. Do you have any idea how can I get rid of mole crickets? They have started in my area a few years ago to multiply excessively and now is so hard for me to plant anything in my garden. I was hopping that using No dig method and raised beds with cardboard will improve the situation, but they seem to like a lot the compost and the moisture + the hot weather. I'm so envy of you seeing how easy you can direct plant in the soil everything from seeds to little plants without the risk of being eaten over night..

  6. Hi Charles – now im even watching your very old videoes, for maximum no-dig learning 😀 A question: don't you sow green manure crops in autumn to over winter? Or are your beds only covered with compost over winter until you plant the first crop?

  7. Hello Charles,
    I did a whoops the other day and sewed my carrot rows much MUCH too thickly. They haven’t germinated yet. Do you think I could thin them (presuming I can find my exact rows -I didn’t sow radish with them, but I do at least have lettuce between the rows) pricking out as it were before they germinate, moving extras to a new location? I’d hate to waste so much lovely fresh carrot seed.
    If they have started to germinate could I move them before they emerge?
    Thank you so much for your gardening videos. Watching from Australia, much hotter and dryer!

  8. After watching your videos and others, I decided to plant straight into compost. This compost was purchased by local county recycling plant. I've recently taken classes and have been watching other videos that say don't plant straight into compost. I'm so confused because it seems that's what you're doing and you get great results? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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